The casket for slain Baton Rouge police officer Montrell Jackson departs his funeral on Monday.
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The July 17 shootings occurred near the B-Quik convenience store in Southeast Baton Rouge, a family owned store since 1951.
What followed was a thunderous rendition of a new song that Walker penned, one that soon had the audience singing its refrain: “It will get better”.
In partnership with WRKF in Baton Rouge and WWNO in New Orleans, KERA in Dallas/Fort Worth will produce “12 Days in July: Our Shared Tragedy”, an hourlong call-in special, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 26.
Authorities in Baton Rouge said Long moved methodically and tactically through the area around the cluster of businesses on the morning, aiming to kill as many officers as he could.
Mourners described Jackson as a loyal friend, an officer who loved his city and a proud father of his 4-month-old son Mason.
Relatives described Jackson as a “gentle giant”.
Just days before his death, the 32-year-old Jackson wrote a Facebook post detailing how hard it was for him to be both a black man and a police officer, describing himself as “tired physically and emotionally”. Thirty-two-year-old Corporal Montrell Jackson was laid to rest with thousands in attendance. Montrell has inspired the nation, the governor said.
“Gov. John Bel Edwards cited Jackson’s Facebook post as he described the officer as a man who loved his community and cared deeply about protecting it”. He told Jackson: From heaven, I hope you can feel this unbelievable show of love and support.
Three other officers were wounded but survived. He’d been at the two other officers’ funerals as well.
He said the effort was to show families that their loved one was just as important to us as to them..
We have live coverage of the funeral from Living Faith Christian Center on Winbourne Avenue. “Baton Rouge loves you”. A Superman “S” was emblazoned on a collage of photographs displayed above Jackson’s coffin.
“I want you to know that in the weeks to come when the camera stop flashing, we got you”, Cpl.
A video presentation showing photos of Jackson included many with family, friends and his new baby. “Your heart’s got to go out for stuff like that”.
Longs attack came after the shooting death of a black man, Alton Sterling, by white police officers sparked protests around the city. As he spoke during the funeral of the second of his fallen officers, Dabadie addressed Jackson directly, saying, Baton Rouge will “not let evil, hate and division win”.
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A multi-agency memorial service for the three officers is planned for Thursday.
